Concealed Carry Discssion

[marty f]

Originally Posted by mr crab

all yall guys packin all that heat all the time....please be careful. true story....I was on te specks @ the beach real real good for a couple evenngs. Told a co-worker to meet me down there the next morning. I got a super early start and just made a wade in the dark before he showed up. He shows up and its still a little dark....but he doesnt get out of his tuck. I fish for a while, then decide to walk over and see whats up. as I get close to his still running truck, I see that he's sleeping......being a jokester, I decide to scare ole boy. so I crawl over and jump up and beat on the window.....in a blink of and eye, dude is awake and has a 45 auto pointed at my face with his finger on the trigger. it was just a joke that coulda ended waaaay differently. just please be careful.

Ive almost shot my friends wife one night at 3am.......... this is where your training comes into play. Just because some weekend course allows you to carry a gun dosent me you have the abilty to properly carry one.

PLEASE PLEASE if anyone here is thinking about getting a CCP please take a REAL course, and then continue to retrain. I have an exstinsive back ground in the subject, with well over 30+ years, and i just signed up for yet another course.

Heres the real deal, YOU ARE TAKING SOMEONES LIFE. You dont want to make a mistake. Whether your in the right or in the wrong you life will change, Ive seen it first hand how it affects people.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by marty f

Ive almost shot my friends wife one night at 3am.......... this is where your training comes into play. Just because some weekend course allows you to carry a gun dosent me you have the abilty to properly carry one.

PLEASE PLEASE if anyone here is thinking about getting a CCP please take a REAL course, and then continue to retrain. I have an exstinsive back ground in the subject, with well over 30+ years, and i just signed up for yet another course.

Heres the real deal, YOU ARE TAKING SOMEONES LIFE. You dont want to make a mistake. Whether your in the right or in the wrong you life will change, Ive seen it first hand how it affects people.

The qualification course to get a permit is a damn joke. I think Stevie Wonder could pass if he was pointed in the right direction. I think something like a USPSA course would be a lot better thing. Always mix in some no shoot targets.

[eman]

Originally Posted by marty f

Ive almost shot my friends wife one night at 3am.......... this is where your training comes into play. Just because some weekend course allows you to carry a gun dosent me you have the abilty to properly carry one.

PLEASE PLEASE if anyone here is thinking about getting a CCP please take a REAL course, and then continue to retrain. I have an exstinsive back ground in the subject, with well over 30+ years, and i just signed up for yet another course.

Heres the real deal, YOU ARE TAKING SOMEONES LIFE. You dont want to make a mistake. Whether your in the right or in the wrong you life will change, Ive seen it first hand how it affects people.

THIS^^^^^ Before you decide to buy a weapon and take the carry course YOU need to have a soul searching and make damn sure that if and when the need arises , You can kill another human being?

Yes, we all talk a big game and say , no problem. But when it comes down to the nut cutting .Can you and will you do it?
Been many a rookie both LEO and military that passed the training w/ flying colors but they froze the first time s--t got real.

If you decide that yes i can and you take the CC course don't stop there, take some tactical courses . decide how you are going to conceal and practice getting your weapon from concealed to a firing position.
When i say practice i mean over and over . your are creating muscle memory . My instructor says 1000 times of drawing the weapon then 1000 times of drawing and going to firing position then the same by drawing, safety off, hammer back, firing position.
make sure that you practice with the weapon that you will carry w/ it fully UNLOADED!
I have watched guys use this technique go from an average shooter to drawing from concealed and having the first round on target in less than 2 seconds.

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by eman

THIS^^^^^ Before you decide to buy a weapon and take the carry course YOU need to have a soul searching and make damn sure that if and when the need arises , You can kill another human being?

Yes, we all talk a big game and say , no problem. But when it comes down to the nut cutting .Can you and will you do it?
Been many a rookie both LEO and military that passed the training w/ flying colors but they froze the first time s--t got real.

If you decide that yes i can and you take the CC course don't stop there, take some tactical courses . decide how you are going to conceal and practice getting your weapon from concealed to a firing position.
When i say practice i mean over and over . your are creating muscle memory . My instructor says 1000 times of drawing the weapon then 1000 times of drawing and going to firing position then the same by drawing, safety off, hammer back, firing position.
make sure that you practice with the weapon that you will carry w/ it fully UNLOADED!
I have watched guys use this technique go from an average shooter to drawing from concealed and having the first round on target in less than 2 seconds.

Snap caps are great for dry fire drills and reload drills. Especially if using a weapon with a single stack mag. Using a shot timer set on random beeb will also help speed up your draw response time. Not that everyone should rush out to buy one but they do help. I would set my timer on 3 seconds and do draw fire reload drills. Of course I was using my competition set up not my cc rig. You are absolutely right that constant practice is needed and a lot of it can be done without burning a bunch of $ in ammo.